Restraining Order Against Big Timber Officials Over Horse Purchase
Dr A P O Leary seeks injunction against the City of Big Timber city clerk Ben Mjelde and treasurer E J Frang. A warrant for 250 dollars to L P Officer for a team of horses was issued without council approval. The writ returns April 21. The suit, filed in the Sixth Judicial District Court of Sweet Grass County, alleges lack of authorization and danger from the horses, claiming potential damages to city property and resident safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. O’leary
Team
A. P.o’leary
Miller
City of
Big Timber
Ben Mjelde
E. J. Frang
L. P
District Court
Sixth Judicial District
State of
Montana
County of
Sweet Grass
E. L. Frang
Ben Mielde
A. D
L. PL
City of Big Timber
Yellowstone Park to Open June 18 at West Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park will open June 18 at West Yellowstone Montana with formal ceremonies. Governors from Montana Idaho Wyoming and Utah intend to attend and tour the park afterward. Mrs Ross Wyoming governor and Mrs John D Sherman president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs will represent women nationwide. Roads free of snow will allow motorists with camping gear to access the park before hotels open.
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Livingston Enterprise
Yellowstone National Park
West Yellowstone
Department of the Interior
Department
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
Utah
Ross
John D. Sherman
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Premier Craig Maintains Lead in Ulster Election Returns
Belfast reports show Craig government facing reverses in local Belfast contests but likely securing a broad majority on boundary and national issues. Early results favor John Baltic and Captain Herbert Dixon in the east, with Sir Dawson Bates close behind, while West Belfast sees Joseph Devlin win. Voters include a 3 year old and a 7 year old casting ballots, and four centenarians vote in North Tyrone.
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Belfast
Craig
John Baltic
Herbert Dixon
James Coyle
Sir Dawson Bates
Colonel Woods
Thomas Moses
Joseph Devlin
West Belfast
Robert Alison
Derby
Ethel Bowman
Garrick Fergus
North Tyrone
Indiana Grand Jury Indicts Klansman for 5 charges
Indiana Grand Jury returns five indictments against D C Stephenson former grand dragon of the Ku Klux Klan in Indiana for attack on Miss Madge Oberholtzer of Indianapolis. Indictments also name Earl Klenck and Earl Gentry as alleged companions. Bond set at 25 000 by Judge James A Collins.
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Indianapolis
D. C. Stephenson
Ku Klux Klan
Indiana
Marion County Grand Jury
Madge Q Oberholtzer
Adianapolis
Earl Klenck
Earl Gentry
Stephenson
George E. Oberholtzer
James A. Collins
Yellowstone Park to Open With 100+ New Motor Cars
Chicago April 7 Arrangements ensure Yellowstone National Park opens on June 18 after a March fire destroyed much transporta tion. White Company of Cleveland ordered 102 sightseeing motor cars and 20 trucks to operate day and night from Cleveland to Livingston then 60 miles to Gardiner. More than 100,000 visitors expected this season.
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Chicago
Yellowstone National Park
Harry W. Child
White Company of
Cleveland
Livingston
National Park
Park
Gardiner
Mammoth Hot Springs
Child
Shriners
Knight Templars
Attorney General Foot Seeks Rehearing in Hennessy Case
In Stillwater county Rev. John Hennessy case the state seeks a rehearing after the Montana Supreme Court reversed and dismissed the complaint. AG Foot argues higher court decisions show stronger proof of attempted rape and cites State v Prouty to challenge the ruling.
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Foot
Hennessy
Helena
John Hennessy
Mary O’connor
Stillwater County
Supreme Court
High Courts
Supreme Court of Montana
Father Hennessy
Arthur Prouty
State
State Highway Commission Cuts Jobs to Save Funds
Montana state highway commission reduces workforce across four divisions to save 46920 per year. Administrative cuts remove four monthly workers, repairs shops drop five, construction sheds ten, and maintenance loses two. No discharges for cause, and counties urged to match federal aid, Bearmouth project ends convict labor, Jenkins Brothers awarded grading contract between Great Falls and Ulm.
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Commission
State Capitol
Highway Commission
State Fair Grounds
Montana
Bearmouth
Granite County
Jenkins Brothers of
Fort Shaw
Great Falls
Ulm
Senator Walsh Frames Mellon Tax Plan Critique
Senator Walsh of Montana denounces propaganda aimed at pressuring Congress to pass the Mellon tax revision plan. He says supporters seek to rally public opinion by alleging executive overreach and claims Congress is less representative than the president. He asserts the Senate will not be intimidated into enacting tax legislation it disapproves.
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Washington
Congress
Walsh
Montana
Senate
Oregon Loses Noted Archbishop Christie
Archbishop Alexander C. Christie of the Oregon City archdiocese died in Portland. Funeral plans assume Wednesday April 15. Christie was United States senior archbishop, named assistant at the pontiff throne by Pope Pius XI, and near cardinal status. He succeeded Archbishop W. H. Gross in 1899 after earlier Vancouver Island bishop consecration. Born 1848 in Vermont, he studied in Minnesota and Montreal and served pastorates in Minnesota before becoming bishop.
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Portland
Alexander C. Christie
Oregon City
Christie
United States
Pius XI
W. H. Gross
Ireland
Vancouver Island
High Gate
Vermont
Wisconsin
St. John’s University
Collegeville
Minn
Grand Seminary
Montreal
St. Paul
Monsignor
Fabre
Waseca
Minneapolis
Chicago Organized Liquor Ring Chiefs Nabbed in Raid
Chicago police raid on a city headquarters uncovered a vast liquor, vice, and bribery network worth millions yearly. Detectives seized an extensive audited ledgers listing more than 200 well known patrons and hotels. The records suggest a nationwide push with channels from rum row near New York, Miami, and New Orleans.
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Chicago
Means Indicted for Forgery in Daugherty Inquiry
Gaston B. Means faces an April indictment for forgery tied to the Daugherty committee investigation. He pleaded not guilty and posted 1000 dollars bail. He had testified on stolen records claims and presented a Brookhart signature forgery he asserted.
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Washington
Gaston B. Means
Senate
Daugherty
Means
New York
Smith W. Brookhart
Daugherty Committee
Senator Brookhart
Brookhart
Will of Senator Clark Filed in Butte Court
The will of William A Clark, Montana mining magnate and former senator, was admitted to probate in Butte. Executors include Charles W. Clark and W. A. Clark Jr., with more than 10 million dollars in estate value and extensive charitable and familial bequests across New York, Montana, California, and Arizona.
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Senator Clark
Butte
William Andrews Clark
Montana
United States
Charles W. Clark
W. A. Clark
Mary C. de Brabant
Katherine N. Morris
Anna E. Clark
Anna FE. Clark
Fifth Avenue
New York
W. A. Clark Realty Company
Clark
Hugette
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York Art Museum
Corcoran
Washington, D. C
Katherine Stauffer Clark
New York City
Mary Andrew Clark
William A. Clark, Jr
Clarksdale
Ariz
Elizabeth Abasea
Anna B. Clark
Ella Clark Newell
Margaret Keller
Los Angeles
Cal
W. M. Bickford
Charles H. Richardson
G. H. Christenson
J. L. Dobell
Butte Miner
Mont
Chiren
Special Grand Jury Weighs New Indictments in Oil Case
Washington report on the special District of Columbia grand jury that has examined Atlee Pomerene and Owen Roberts in naval oil leasing prosecutions. Indictments beyond those pending were sought but the panel adjourned today with no action as its term ends.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Atlee Pomerene
Owen J. Roberts
Naval Oil Leasing
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
H. M. Blackmer
J. E. O'Neil
France
Washington Court
McCoy
Mr. Fall
Harry Sinclair
Edward ©. Doheny
Edward L. Doheny, Jr
Aged Lady Died In Big Timber Yesterday
Mrs. Susanna J. Wetzel died of general debility at the Norman E. Hale residence yesterday morning aged 82 years 10 months and 18 days. Funeral services will be held at the Hale home tomorrow at 2 p.m. Rev. N A Ken er officiating. Interment will be in Mountain View. She was born in Carlisle Pennsylvania and had lived in Montana for many years. Her husband Moses J. Wetzel died six years ago. Survived by three children Mrs Norman E Hale of this city Mrs B Hellope ter of Drummond Montana and a son in Billings.
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Susanna J. Wetzel
Norman E. Hale
Hale
N. A. Kener
Evangelical Church
Roy Traver
Frank Henry
A. W. Strickland
J E. A. Bieber
E. L. Frang
H. L. Brockway
Mountain View
Carlisle
Montana
Moses J. Wetzel
B. §. Hellopeter
Drummond, Mont
Billings
Met Museum May Decline Clark Gift
Robert W. De Forest, president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, said the museum may be unable to accept the late William Andrew Clark’s generous gift. The note appeared in a New York report dated April 6 and referenced a continuation on page six.
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New York
Robert W. Deforest
Metropolitan Museum of Art
William Andrew Clark
Armada Heralds Grand Fleet Arrival in San Francisco Harbor
The United States grand fleet, 107 vessels and 2,500 officers with about 33,500 enlisted men, arrived after 10 days of prep for war games in Hawaiian waters. Thousands watched as an aviation welcome by seven Crispy Field planes formed a huge Y over the harbor before the ships stretched along the bay.
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San Francisco
Golden Gate
Grand Fleet
United States
Hawaiian
Australia
New Zealand
Hay
Crissy Field
Custer Battlefield Hiway Gets Large South Dakota Appropriation
The Billings Gazette reports South Dakota has 3 622 000 for highway work this year with 351 574 destined for the Custer Battlefield Hiway. Funds cover grading graveling a Missouri River bridge and maintenance as the highway remains largely under state trunk system maintenance.
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Billings Gazette
South Dakota
Custer Battlefield
Billings
Association
Mitchell
S. D
H. O. Pelletier
The
Highway Association
Secretary of State
Chamberlain
Pelletier
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Yellowstone Park
Grand Jury
State Highway Commission
AXE
Senator Walsh
Mellon
Oregon
Vice Bureau
Art Institute of New York City
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